Ross Cunnington
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Professor
Ross Cunnington
Email: : r.cunnington@uq.edu.au
Phone: : +61 7 336 56332
Positions
Professor : School of Psychology : Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Overview
Background
My research focuses on Action and Attention in the human brain, examining neural activity underlying the preparation for voluntary movement and the recognition of others' actions
I am a Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience in the School of Psychology, University of Queensland. My major research interests include understanding the brain processes involved in attention and the preparation and readiness for voluntary action, the "mirror neuron" system and how we perceive and understand the actions of others.
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Availability
Professor Ross Cunnington is: : Available for supervision : Media expert
Fields of research
Cognitive and computational psychology Neurosciences
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, Monash University
- Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University
Works
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All (176) Book (1) Journal Article (149) Other Outputs (1) Conference Publication (24) Book Chapter (1)
2025
Journal Article
Co-dysregulation to co-regulation: A qualitative analysis of improved teacher language and self-awareness
Princi-Hubbard, Rita, Cunnington, Ross, Sherwell, Chase and Gillies, Robyn M. (2025). Co-dysregulation to co-regulation: A qualitative analysis of improved teacher language and self-awareness. SSRN, 1-36. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.5167311
2023
Journal Article
Evidence for entropy maximisation in human free choice behaviour
Rens, Natalie, Lancia, Gian Luca, Eluchans, Mattia, Schwartenbeck, Philipp, Cunnington, Ross and Pezzulo, Giovanni (2023). Evidence for entropy maximisation in human free choice behaviour. Cognition, 232 105328, 105328. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2022.105328
Evidence for entropy maximisation in human free choice behaviour
2022
Journal Article
Reaction Time “Mismatch Costs” Change with the Likelihood of Stimulus–Response Compatibility
Campbell, Megan E. J., Sherwell, Chase S., Cunnington, Ross, Brown, Scott and Breakspear, Michael (2022). Reaction Time “Mismatch Costs” Change with the Likelihood of Stimulus–Response Compatibility. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 30 (1), 1-16. doi: 10.3758/s13423-022-02161-6
Reaction Time “Mismatch Costs” Change with the Likelihood of Stimulus–Response Compatibility
2022
Journal Article
Unconscious influences on “free will” movement initiation: slow-wave brain stimulation and the readiness potential
Armstrong, Samuel, Bland, Nicholas S., Sale, Martin V. and Cunnington, Ross (2022). Unconscious influences on “free will” movement initiation: slow-wave brain stimulation and the readiness potential. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 34 (6), 1038-1052. doi: 10.1162/jocn_a_01840
2022
Journal Article
Learning research in a laboratory classroom: a reflection on complementarity and commensurability among multiple analytical accounts
Chan, Man Ching Esther, Moate, Josephine, with the Social Unit of Learning project team, Clarke, David, Cunnington, Ross, Díez-Palomar, Javier, Friesen, Marita, Haataja, Eeva, Hošpesová, Alena, Kuntze, Sebastian, Nieminen, Juuso, Novotná, Jarmila, Ochoa, Xavier, Sherwell, Chase, Tran, Dung and Tuohilamp, Laura (2022). Learning research in a laboratory classroom: a reflection on complementarity and commensurability among multiple analytical accounts. ZDM - Mathematics Education, 54 (2), 317-329. doi: 10.1007/s11858-022-01330-0
2022
Conference Publication
Motor cortical excitability is modulated by the phase of slow-wave brain stimulation
Armstrong, Samuel R., Lemass, Gabriella, Sale, Martin V. and Cunnington, Ross (2022). Motor cortical excitability is modulated by the phase of slow-wave brain stimulation. Australasian Brain and Psychological Sciences Meeting, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 11 - 14 July 2022.
Motor cortical excitability is modulated by the phase of slow-wave brain stimulation
2021
Journal Article
Insula cortex gates the interplay of action observation and preparation for controlled imitation
Campbell, Megan E.J., Nguyen, Vinh T., Cunnington, Ross and Breakspear, Michael (2021). Insula cortex gates the interplay of action observation and preparation for controlled imitation. Neuropsychologia, 161 108021, 108021. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.108021
Insula cortex gates the interplay of action observation and preparation for controlled imitation
2021
Journal Article
Does self-reassurance reduce neural and self-report reactivity to negative life events?
Kim, Jeffrey J., Doty, James R., Cunnington, Ross and Kirby, James N. (2021). Does self-reassurance reduce neural and self-report reactivity to negative life events?. Frontiers in Psychology, 12 658118, 658118. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.658118
Does self-reassurance reduce neural and self-report reactivity to negative life events?
2021
Book
Learning under the lens : applying findings from the science of learning to the classroom
Annemaree Carroll, Ross Cunnington and Annita Nugent eds. (2021). Learning under the lens : applying findings from the science of learning to the classroom. Local/Global Issues in Education, London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429027833
Learning under the lens : applying findings from the science of learning to the classroom
2020
Journal Article
Neural and self-report markers of reassurance: a generalized additive modelling approach
Kim, Jeffrey J., Henderson, Trent, Best, Talitha, Cunnington, Ross and Kirby, James N. (2020). Neural and self-report markers of reassurance: a generalized additive modelling approach. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11 566141, 566141. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.566141
Neural and self-report markers of reassurance: a generalized additive modelling approach
2020
Journal Article
Attachment styles modulate neural markers of threat and imagery when engaging in self-criticism
Kim, Jeffrey J., Kent, Kirsty M., Cunnington, Ross, Gilbert, Paul and Kirby, James N. (2020). Attachment styles modulate neural markers of threat and imagery when engaging in self-criticism. Scientific Reports, 10 (1) 13776. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-70772-x
Attachment styles modulate neural markers of threat and imagery when engaging in self-criticism
2020
Journal Article
Six-month follow-up of a mindfulness yoga program, MiYoga, on attention, executive function, behaviour and physical outcomes in cerebral palsy
Mak, Catherine, Whittingham, Koa, Cunnington, Ross, Chatfield, Mark and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2020). Six-month follow-up of a mindfulness yoga program, MiYoga, on attention, executive function, behaviour and physical outcomes in cerebral palsy. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44 (6), 1-7. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1783582
2020
Journal Article
Neurophysiological and behavioural markers of compassion
Kim, Jeffrey J., Parker, Stacey L., Doty, James R., Cunnington, Ross, Gilbert, Paul and Kirby, James N. (2020). Neurophysiological and behavioural markers of compassion. Scientific Reports, 10 (1) 6789, 6789. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-63846-3
Neurophysiological and behavioural markers of compassion
2020
Journal Article
Bayesian population receptive field modeling in human somatosensory cortex
Puckett, Alexander M., Bollmann, Saskia, Junday, Keerat, Barth, Markus and Cunnington, Ross (2020). Bayesian population receptive field modeling in human somatosensory cortex. NeuroImage, 208 116465, 116465. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116465
Bayesian population receptive field modeling in human somatosensory cortex
2020
Book Chapter
Building a secure learning environment through social connectedness
Cunnington, Ross, MacMahon, Stephanie, Sherwell, Chase and Gillies, Robyn (2020). Building a secure learning environment through social connectedness. Building a secure learning environment through social connectedness. (pp. 112-124) edited by Annemaree Carroll, Ross Cunnington and Annita Nugent. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429027833-8
Building a secure learning environment through social connectedness
2020
Journal Article
The neurophysiological basis of compassion: An fMRI meta-analysis of compassion and its related neural processes
Kim, Jeffrey J., Cunnington, Ross and Kirby, James N. (2020). The neurophysiological basis of compassion: An fMRI meta-analysis of compassion and its related neural processes. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 108, 112-123. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.10.023
2019
Journal Article
Changes in science attitudes, beliefs, knowledge and physiological arousal after implementation of a multimodal, cooperative intervention in primary school science classes
Carroll, Annemaree, Gillies, Robyn M., Cunnington, Ross, McCarthy, Molly, Sherwell, Chase, Palghat, Kelsey, Goh, Felicia, Baffour, Bernard, Bourgeois, Amanda, Rafter, Mary and Seary, Tennille (2019). Changes in science attitudes, beliefs, knowledge and physiological arousal after implementation of a multimodal, cooperative intervention in primary school science classes. Information and Learning Science, 120 (7/8), 409-425. doi: 10.1108/ILS-08-2018-0089
2019
Journal Article
Neural and behavioral markers of observed pain of older adults
Cao, Yuan, Yusri, Nurain Md, Powell, Tamara and Cunnington, Ross (2019). Neural and behavioral markers of observed pain of older adults. Neuropsychologia, 131, 84-90. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2019.04.012
Neural and behavioral markers of observed pain of older adults
2019
Journal Article
Pushing attention to one side: force field adaptation alters neural correlates of orienting and disengagement of spatial attention
Reuter, Eva-Maria, Mattingley, Jason B., Cunnington, Ross, Riek, Stephan and Carroll, Timothy J. (2019). Pushing attention to one side: force field adaptation alters neural correlates of orienting and disengagement of spatial attention. European Journal of Neuroscience, 49 (1), 120-136. doi: 10.1111/ejn.14266
2018
Journal Article
Neural oscillations and the initiation of voluntary movement
Armstrong, Samuel, Sale, Martin V. and Cunnington, Ross (2018). Neural oscillations and the initiation of voluntary movement. Frontiers in Psychology, 9 (DEC) 2509, 2509. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02509
Neural oscillations and the initiation of voluntary movement
Funding
Current funding
- 2025 - 2028
Understanding human brain plasticity and sensory perception
ARC Discovery Projects
Past funding
- 2020 - 2025
Linking human brain structure to function with ultra-high resolution fMRI
ARC Discovery Projects
Open grant - 2015 - 2018
High-resolution brain imaging of basal ganglia function
NHMRC Project Grant
Open grant - 2013 - 2019
The Science of Learning Research Centre
ARC Special Research Initiative for a Science of Learning Research Centre
Open grant - 2013
A brain stimulation and portable eye-tracking suite for human behavioural research
UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
Open grant - 2012
Gait analysis for clinical research
UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
Open grant - 2012 - 2014
ResTeach Funding 2012 0.05 FTE School of Psychology
UQ ResTeach
Open grant - 2012 - 2014
Why being lost-in-thought can blind you: The effects of distractor processing on perception (ARC Discovery Project administered by the University of Western Australia).
University of Western Australia
Open grant - 2012
Why being lost-in-thought can blind you: The effects of distractor processing on perception.
ARC Discovery Projects
Open grant - 2011
An eye-tracking and neuro-stimulation laboratory for cognitive neuroscience research
UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
Open grant - 2011 - 2013
The mirror system and the perception of actions
ARC Discovery Projects
Open grant - 2010 - 2011
Queensland International Fellowship: The planning and readiness for voluntary movement
Queensland International Fellowships
Open grant - 2010 - 2014
The human mirror system and the perception of others' actions
ARC Future Fellowships
Open grant - 2010
A computer laboratory and data storage for behavioural research
UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
Open grant - 2010
High performance computing cluster to expand research capacity in neuroscience modelling, imaging and bioinformatics
NHMRC Equipment Grant
Open grant - 2009 - 2010
Equipment Grant: Stimulus delivery and response recording system, eye-monitoring system and motion capture system for recording limb movements
The Golden Casket Foundation
Open grant - 2009 - 2010
ResTeach 2009 0.1 FTE School of Psychology
UQ ResTeach
Open grant - 2009 - 2011
Imaging genetics of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
NHMRC Project Grant
Open grant - 2008 - 2009
A 3.0 Tesla MRI system for human cognitive neuroscience research
ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
Open grant - 2008 - 2010
Selective attention and the processing of observed actions
NHMRC Project Grant
Open grant - 2008
User-friendly equipment for central nervous and cardiovascular psychopshysiology
UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
Open grant - 2006 - 2010
UQ Mid-Career Research Fellowship Start-Up Funding: Attention, response selection, and the preparation for action: studies of functional brain imaging
UQ Mid-Career Research Fellowship
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Supervision
Availability
Professor Ross Cunnington is: : Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
- 2019
Master Philosophy
##### Neural Mechanisms Underlying Timing in Motor Control
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Martin Sale - 2019
Doctor Philosophy
##### Context-dependent modulation of the human mirror neuron system for action
Principal Advisor - 2018
Doctor Philosophy
##### Effect of mood on neural processes underlying the perception of others' pain
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Genevieve Dingle - 2017
Doctor Philosophy
##### Neural dynamics of voluntary decision-making
Principal Advisor - 2017
Doctor Philosophy
##### Predictive timing in perception and action
Principal Advisor - 2014
Doctor Philosophy
##### Neural processes for action observation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Mattingley - 2014
Doctor Philosophy
##### The causal inference between goal-directed actions and their sensory consequences
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Guy Wallis - 2014
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor - 2013
Doctor Philosophy
##### Visual Evoked Potential based brain-computer interface
Principal Advisor - 2025
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor - 2025
Doctor Philosophy
##### The Neural Dynamics of Novel Word Learning
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Copland, Associate Professor Anthony Angwin - 2024
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Chase Sherwell, Professor Robyn Gillies - 2022
Doctor Philosophy
##### Retinotopic Mapping of Human Visual Cortex with Geometric Deep Learning
Associate Advisor - 2021
Doctor Philosophy
##### The Neurophysiological Correlates of Compassion
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Stacey Parker, Associate Professor James Kirby - 2018
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Roslyn Boyd, Dr Koa Whittingham - 2017
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Roslyn Boyd - 2015
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor - 2013
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Eric Vanman - 2013
Doctor Philosophy
##### Investigating the Neurological Processes Involved in Visual Self-recognition Using Mirrors, Photographs, Non-identical Twins, and Hominoid Comparative Neuroanatomy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Thomas Suddendorf, Professor Jason Mattingley
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- Attention and brain function
- Brain - neural activity
- Brain function - biological deficits
- EEG - brain activity
- MRI - brain activity
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